Flora of Chile

Chilco
Fucsia magellanica

It can be up to four feet high. It is an evergreen bush with thin and long branches, with leaves of about ten inches long. Its flowers bloom between August and April, and its petals are purple with red

Distribucion

Between Coquimbo and Tierra del Fuego. Mostly in southern Temuco.

Habitat

In humid streams, lakes and lagoons.